Geography of Estonia
Also known as Estonia geography
Overview of the geography of Estonia
Key facts
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Coordinates
- 59°00′N 26°00′E / 59.000°N 26.000°E / 59.000; 26.000
- Total
- 45,339 km (17,505 sq mi)
- Land
- 95.4%
- Water
- 4.6%
- Coastline
- 3,794 km (2,357 mi)
- Borders
- Total land borders :, 657 km (408 mi)
- Highest point
- Suur Munamägi , 317 m (1,040 ft)
- Lowest point
- Baltic Sea , 0 meters
- Longest river
- Võhandu , 162 km (101 mi)
- Largest lake
- Lake Peipus , 3,555 km (1,373 mi )
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Between 57.3 and 59.5 latitude and 21.5 and 28.1 longitude, Estonia lies on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea on the level northwestern part of the rising East European Platform. Estonia's continental mainland is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland (part of the Baltic Sea) across from Finland, to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia, and to the south by Latvia. Besides the part of the European continent, Estonian territory also includes the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets in the Baltic Sea, off the western and northern shores of the country's mainland.
Average elevation in Estonia reaches 50 m (164 ft).